Blanco (compound)

[2] Blanco was also used on the 1937 pattern web equipment, though in this case it was primarily used for camouflage purposes since fitting instructions now permitted the use of conventional cleaning methods.

The firm produced a pure white compressed block which, once water was added, could be applied to infantry equipment with a sponge, cloth, or brush.

[9] Blanco was not the only cleaning product adopted by the military; for instance, the Mills Equipment Company developed a powdered cleaner for use with its 1908 Pattern Webbing.

[11] Despite being a required item of equipment, Blanco and its competitors were primarily acquired from NAAFI outlets at the service member's own expense as opposed to being issued from unit stores.

[29][30] As the use of cotton webbing declined in favour of that made from nylon and other synthetic materials, the need for Blanco and Brasso disappeared entirely outside of certain ceremonial applications such as the whitened 1937 equipment used by the Presidential Motorcycle Escort of the Irish Defence Forces' 2nd Cavalry Squadron.